PUTRAJAYA: Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor looks increasingly likely to be the first Malaysian in space.
The 35-year-old Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Hospital (HUKM) medical officer has been named in the primary crew for the Russian Soyuz 15-S mission, which is scheduled for launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Oct 10.
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